Branch v. State

Jordan, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted for possession of more than one ounce of marijuana and sentenced to serve four years and 11 months in the state penitentiary. He directs his appeal to this court on the constitutional question of whether a judge of a recorder’s court of a municipality has the authority to issue a search warrant for an alleged violation of a state law. He enumerates three other alleged errors.

1. The evidence upon which appellant was convicted was obtained by the state during the search of the appellant’s automobile. Appellant moved to suppress all of the evidence…